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Golden State Valkyries vs Dallas Wings — 2026-09-30 WNBA Game Analysis

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Golden State Valkyries 100, Dallas Wings 108. Final OT.

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Final/OTCollege Park Center
Golden State ValkyriesGS100
Dallas WingsDAL108
  1. 1st 9:252GSGabby Williams makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Kiah Stokes assists)2–0
  2. 1st 8:552GSCecilia Zandalasini makes driving layup4–0
  3. 1st 7:582DALArike Ogunbowale makes 5-foot two point shot4–2
  4. 1st 7:212DALArike Ogunbowale makes 6-foot reverse layup4–4
  5. 1st 7:113GSGabby Williams makes 24-foot three pointer7–4
  6. 1st 6:403GSVeronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists)10–4
  7. 1st 5:552DALAwak Kuier makes running layup (Jessica Shepard assists)10–6
  8. 1st 5:342GSGabby Williams makes 17-foot pullup jump shot12–6
  9. 1st 5:191DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 212–7
  10. 1st 5:191DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 212–8
  11. 1st 5:003GSKayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)15–8
  12. 1st 4:133DALPaige Bueckers makes 25-foot running jump shot (Arike Ogunbowale assists)15–11
  13. 1st 3:543GSGabby Williams makes 24-foot three pointer18–11
  14. 1st 3:372DALArike Ogunbowale makes driving layup (Maddy Siegrist assists)18–13
  15. 1st 3:292GSGabby Williams makes driving layup20–13
  16. 1st 3:291GSGabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 121–13
  17. 1st 3:152DALArike Ogunbowale makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)21–15
  18. 1st 2:332DALMaddy Siegrist makes 9-foot two point shot (Alysha Clark assists)21–17
  19. 1st 2:001DALPaige Bueckers makes free throw 1 of 221–18
  20. 1st 2:001DALPaige Bueckers makes free throw 2 of 221–19
  21. 1st 1:272DALJessica Shepard makes driving layup21–21
  22. 1st 49.91GSJanelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 222–21
  23. 1st 37.41DALPaige Bueckers makes free throw 1 of 222–22
  24. 1st 23.81GSTiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 223–22
  25. 1st 23.81GSTiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 224–22
  26. 1st 17.61DALOdyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 224–23
  27. 1st 3.12GSTiffany Hayes makes 2-foot two point shot26–23
  28. 2nd 9:372GSKaila Charles makes 2-foot layup (Janelle Salaun assists)28–23
  29. 2nd 9:042GSJanelle Salaun makes 2-foot layup (Veronica Burton assists)30–23
  30. 2nd 8:491DALAziaha James makes free throw 1 of 230–24
  31. 2nd 8:491DALAziaha James makes free throw 2 of 230–25
  32. 2nd 8:163DALAlysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)30–28
  33. 2nd 7:263GSGabby Williams makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot33–28
  34. 2nd 6:592DALArike Ogunbowale makes running layup33–30
  35. 2nd 6:403GSKayla Thornton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Janelle Salaun assists)36–30
  36. 2nd 6:233DALAziaha James makes 22-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)36–33
  37. 2nd 5:502DALAwak Kuier makes 4-foot layup (Alysha Clark assists)36–35
  38. 2nd 5:381GSVeronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 237–35
  39. 2nd 5:012GSGabby Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)39–35
  40. 2nd 4:393DALAziaha James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)39–38
  41. 2nd 4:072GSVeronica Burton makes running layup (Gabby Williams assists)41–38
  42. 2nd 3:133DALAlysha Clark makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Awak Kuier assists)41–41
  43. 2nd 2:322DALOdyssey Sims makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot41–43
  44. 2nd 1:201DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 241–44
  45. 2nd 1:201DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 241–45
  46. 2nd 1:141GSVeronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 242–45
  47. 2nd 1:141GSVeronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 243–45
  48. 2nd 57.21DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 243–46
  49. 2nd 57.21DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 243–47
  50. 2nd 29.03DALAlysha Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)43–50
  51. 2nd 3.32GSJanelle Salaun makes two point shot45–50
  52. 3rd 9:443GSKayla Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists)48–50
  53. 3rd 9:071GSKayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 249–50
  54. 3rd 9:071GSKayla Thornton makes free throw 2 of 250–50
  55. 3rd 8:403DALArike Ogunbowale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)50–53
  56. 3rd 7:352GSKayla Thornton makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Gabby Williams assists)52–53
  57. 3rd 7:223DALAwak Kuier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)52–56
  58. 3rd 7:221DALAwak Kuier makes free throw 1 of 152–57
  59. 3rd 7:052GSGabby Williams makes driving layup54–57
  60. 3rd 6:413GSCecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot running jump shot (Gabby Williams assists)57–57
  61. 3rd 6:202DALAlysha Clark makes driving layup57–59
  62. 3rd 5:593GSGabby Williams makes 26-foot three pointer (Janelle Salaun assists)60–59
  63. 3rd 5:201GSGabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 261–59
  64. 3rd 5:201GSGabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 262–59
  65. 3rd 4:022DALPaige Bueckers makes 14-foot jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)62–61
  66. 3rd 3:402GSJanelle Salaun makes 12-foot two point shot (Gabby Williams assists)64–61
  67. 3rd 3:212DALAziaha James makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)64–63
  68. 3rd 2:391DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 264–64
  69. 3rd 2:391DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 264–65
  70. 3rd 2:121DALAziaha James makes free throw 2 of 264–66
  71. 3rd 1:483GSVeronica Burton makes 26-foot three point shot (Tiffany Hayes assists)67–66
  72. 3rd 1:272DALArike Ogunbowale makes 5-foot pullup jump shot67–68
  73. 3rd 1:011GSKaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 268–68
  74. 3rd 1:011GSKaila Charles makes free throw 2 of 269–68
  75. 3rd 42.82DALAlysha Clark makes 6-foot hook shot69–70
  76. 3rd 24.63GSKaila Charles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)72–70
  77. 3rd 5.32DALAlysha Clark makes 4-foot layup (Arike Ogunbowale assists)72–72
  78. 3rd 0.92GSKaila Charles makes driving layup74–72
  79. 4th 9:192GSKaitlyn Chen makes driving layup76–72
  80. 4th 8:351DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 276–73
  81. 4th 8:192GSKaitlyn Chen makes 2-foot two point shot (Tiffany Hayes assists)78–73
  82. 4th 7:522DALPaige Bueckers makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Odyssey Sims assists)78–75
  83. 4th 7:451GSKaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 279–75
  84. 4th 7:252DALJessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)79–77
  85. 4th 6:473DALArike Ogunbowale makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot79–80
  86. 4th 6:302GSJanelle Salaun makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Kaitlyn Chen assists)81–80
  87. 4th 6:101DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 281–81
  88. 4th 6:101DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 281–82
  89. 4th 5:482GSKaila Charles makes driving layup83–82
  90. 4th 5:411DALOdyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 283–83
  91. 4th 5:411DALOdyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 283–84
  92. 4th 4:472GSJanelle Salaun makes 21-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)85–84
  93. 4th 3:322GSKaila Charles makes running layup (Gabby Williams assists)87–84
  94. 4th 3:191DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 287–85
  95. 4th 3:191DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 287–86
  96. 4th 1:262GSGabby Williams makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Veronica Burton assists)89–86
  97. 4th 1:191DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 289–87
  98. 4th 1:191DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 289–88
  99. 4th 1:021GSGabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 290–88
  100. 4th 1:021GSGabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 291–88
  101. 4th 22.52DALArike Ogunbowale makes 3-foot two point shot91–90
  102. 4th 14.61GSGabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 292–90
  103. 4th 14.61GSGabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 293–90
  104. 4th 4.13DALArike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three pointer (Paige Bueckers assists)93–93
  105. OT 4:323DALArike Ogunbowale makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Paige Bueckers assists)93–96
  106. OT 4:142GSGabby Williams makes driving layup95–96
  107. OT 3:472DALAziaha James makes two point shot95–98
  108. OT 2:263GSGabby Williams makes 26-foot three pointer (Veronica Burton assists)98–98
  109. OT 2:261DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw flagrant 1 of 298–99
  110. OT 2:261DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw flagrant 2 of 298–100
  111. OT 2:261GSTiffany Hayes makes free throw flagrant 1 of 299–100
  112. OT 2:261GSTiffany Hayes makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2100–100
  113. OT 1:463DALArike Ogunbowale makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot100–103
  114. OT 1:281DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2100–104
  115. OT 1:281DALAlysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2100–105
  116. OT 21.91DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 2100–106
  117. OT 9.11DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 1 of 2100–107
  118. OT 9.11DALArike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 2100–108

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Game recap

Playoffs. Final OT. Quarters: Golden State Valkyries 26, 19, 29, 19, 7; Dallas Wings 23, 27, 22, 21, 15.

Gabby Williams 36 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists. Kaila Charles 14 points, 3 rebounds. Kayla Thornton 13 points, 6 rebounds

Arike Ogunbowale 45 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists. Alysha Clark 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Aziaha James 13 points, 2 rebounds

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Golden State Valkyries vs Dallas Wings — WNBA Game Analysis

Dallas Wings defeated Golden State Valkyries 108–100 (Final/OT), a 8-point margin. Dallas Wings shot 50% from the field, compared with 47% from the field for Golden State Valkyries. Dallas Wings shot 52% from three-point range, compared with 44% from three-point range for Golden State Valkyries. Golden State Valkyries committed fewer turnovers, 10 to 13. Dallas Wings led in points in the paint, 34 to 32.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatGolden State ValkyriesDallas Wings
FG34-7332-64
Field Goal %4750
3PT12-2712-23
Three Point %4452
FT20-2332-37
Free Throw %8786
Rebounds2929
Offensive Rebounds67
Defensive Rebounds2322
Assists2120
Steals86
Blocks22
Turnovers1013
Total Turnovers1113
Fast Break Points107
Points in Paint3234

Leaders

  • PointsArike Ogunbowale · DAL · 45
  • AssistsJessica Shepard · DAL · 6
  • ReboundsJessica Shepard · DAL · 8
  • PointsGabby Williams · GS · 36
  • AssistsGabby Williams · GS · 7
  • ReboundsGabby Williams · GS · 6

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